2. “When the world says, “Give up,”
hope whispers, “Try it one
more time.”
- Anonymous
“The hope offered at Sheena’s Place
may be the one thing that stands
between decline and growth.”
- Sarina
“All I needed to find the strength
to begin my journey was hope.”
- Nancy
3. A Year in Review
When I joined the Board in 2005, I never imagined that a
year later I would become the Chair. Since 2006, I have been
honoured to lead our dedicated, energetic board; one that has
evolved into a strong business-minded working group committed
to raising the critical funds required for our programs and
services. I am delighted to report that over $990,000 was raised
this past year to support the incredible work of Sheena’s Place.
2011 was an ambitious campaign is designed to sustain and expand our
year at Sheena’s Place! expressive arts groups. We are very grateful to the
We created an exciting Committee for their passion, their leadership and
Strategic Plan that will their determination to make a difference.
shift our dependence One of the paths to ensuring our success is a sound
away from events to a infrastructure with the right tools in place. Thanks
more sustainable funding to the generosity of Scotiabank, our staff received
model. Since the day we a donation of new computer equipment, software,
opened our doors in desks and cabinets. A strong, clearly articulated
October 1996, we have offered our services brand is also vital to having our message heard
free of charge. Historically we have not received and our new Marketing and Communications
government funding, nor are we a United Way Committee has started work in this area. We
agency. We continue to rely on the proceeds of launched our Facebook page
special events and the generosity of you, our (facebook.com/sheenasplacetoronto) and our
individual, corporate and foundation donors. clients can now follow us on Twitter @sheenasplace.
Your incredible support has been an integral part
Although I will remain on the Board for one more
of our ability to do our work, and even save lives.
year to work on some special projects, this is my
Our mission has always been to provide services final one as Chair. My legacy is to leave Sheena’s
to people affected by eating disorders. This year, Place with an invigorated board that is strongly
we re-worked our mission statement to truly reflect positioned to serve the needs of our clients well
our focus and the programs we offer. We also into the future. I have enjoyed my journey and
built some new relationships in the mental health look forward to seeing Sheen’s Place grow and
community that will be key to ensuring the perhaps one day, offer our services nationally.
continued good work done by all.
We are very excited about the launch of our
two-year Expressive Arts Campaign led by our Sue Banting,
Honorary Director Chair, Loretta Rogers. The Chair, Board of Directors
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4. Mission Statement
At Sheena’s Place we offer hope
and support to individuals,
families and friends affected by
eating disorders by providing a
wide range of professionally
facilitated support groups and
services. We are committed to
inspiring hope, reducing stigma,
raising awareness and offering
meaningful help and information
at all stages of recovery. Created in the Art Studio at Sheena’s Place
Founders Board of Directors Jennifer Reed
Trudy Eagan Officers Leslie Roberts
Lynn Carpenter Chair Rose Savage
Jane Fenton Sue Banting Derek Smith
Chair Honorary Directors Vice Chair Terry Stuart
Loretta Rogers Arlene Russell Staff
Honorary Directors Treasurer Executive Director
Deborah Brent Alex Bellamy Lee Giles
Scott Creighton Secretary Clinical Director
Sylvia Chrominska Lara Nathans Cynthia Johnston
Sandra Faire
Directors Operations Manager
Peter C. Godsoe, O.C. Jennifer Baldachin Lydia Oleksyn
Bernie Gosevitz, M.D. Louise Bellingham Fundraising Manager
Ann Graham Sandra Bosela Vivian Curl
Dale Lastman Catherine Code
Special Events Manager
Philip B. Lind, O.C. Sarah Coombs April Watts
Hon. Margaret McCain Allan S. Kaplan, M.D.
Nancy McFadyen Program Manager
Debra Katzman, M.D.
Shabin Mohamed Julie Notto
Trodi Linders, M.D.
Patti Pilon Registrar/Program
Jodi Macpherson
John H. Tory Administrator
Michelle Meneley Jamie Johnson
Yolande Tsampalieros Juli Morrow
Financial Accountant
Brendan Mullen
Corey Berman
Doug Philpott
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5. Expressive Arts Campaign
Campaign Executive
Chair
Loretta Rogers
Co-Chairs
Nancy McFadyen
Patti Pilon
Committee
Yannick Bisson
Sandra Faire
Susan Gosevitz
Shabin Mohamed
John H. Tory
Created in the Art Studio at Sheena’s Place
Expressive Arts support groups have been part of $400,000 to sustain and expand our expressive arts
our core program from the very beginning. groups. Launched late in the year, with a lead gift of
Facilitated by experienced arts therapists, our clients $50,000 annually for two years generously given by
can choose to express difficult emotions through The Rogers Foundation, we raised $184,000 by the
writing, painting, drumming, drawing, and end of 2011. Funding will enable Sheena’s Place to
journaling. Under the leadership of Campaign Chair increase the number of group sessions annually from
Loretta Rogers, an artist in her own right, we initiated 238 to 356. We are very grateful to the Campaign
a two year Expressive Arts campaign with a goal of Committee for their passion and dedication.
Support Groups
on Campus
For the first time, we took our help
beyond our downtown location. In
collaboration with the University of
Toronto, Ryerson University, York University and
Seneca College, we introduced a pilot offering
support groups for students on campus. These eight
week professionally facilitated groups were made
possible through funding from the Vital Toronto
Fund at the Toronto Community Foundation. By
Lee Giles receives a Vital Ideas award from Rahul K.
providing this improved access, we are bringing Bhardwaj, President & CEO, Toronto Community
support closer to the student population. We are very Foundation and John B. MacIntyre, Chair, Board of
Directors, Toronto Community Foundation
grateful to the Foundation for making this possible.
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6. Friday Mornings
The Friday Morning Adult Support Group has been running since we opened our doors in 1996.
Many people have come and gone through the years. Here are two personal stories.
My First Time
Coming and just getting to Sheena’s Place was
very difficult but there was nothing left to do
and nowhere else to go. Opening the door and
entering, I felt very anxious, ashamed, scared and
uncomfortable. The staff made me feel normal,
not like a person with an eating disorder. Being
in a group session with strangers was uncomfortable
because this is such a private battle. After the first
time, I felt really drained because facing this monster
is an intense, life changing thing. I was glad the first
session was over but at the same time I wanted to
run away and never go back. Going back the second
time was even harder but I forced myself to go.
By the third session, things got easier. I felt less
Created in the Art Studio at Sheena’s Place ashamed, better, comfortable and more open to
Joy and Sadness expressing my feelings. Hearing someone next to
me say thoughts that I had locked in my head is
As I walk up the front steps to enter Sheena’s
profoundly healing. I felt less alone being around
Place, I know I am late for the Friday morning
others who understood. By hearing other people’s
Adult Support Group, but I open the front door.
thoughts, it’s easier to be open. It’s an exchange of
I go up the creaky stairs to the third floor group
trust. Attending the Friday morning support group
room. I reach for the door and I enter. There are
has been the best experience for me and an integral
people sitting on the floor, in the chairs or on the
piece of recovery. It has truly changed my life.
sofas. Many are in the middle of a discussion.
Sheena’s Place has helped guide me on my healing
I find a seat and am asked if there is anything I
journey. Sheena’s Place is an uplifting, hopeful place.
want to say, and I say “Yes”. In this setting, you are
welcome to just sit there, or take part if you want A grateful client
to. You can tell your stories or your experiences,
tear up paper, shred Kleenex, smile, or just listen.
In this group, there are people just new to Sheena’s
Place and others who have been here before. There
is joy here. There is sadness here. Whether you
come late, or leave before the end of the session,
you are welcome to be here. You matter. You are
important. If the walls of the group room could
talk, they would have so much to say!
Frances
Created by a client from Sheena’s Place
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7. Hope and Support
Another question is: “how do you know that
Sheena’s Place makes a difference?” In the fall, we
piloted new evaluation tools to measure participants’
feelings, motivation, and the effectiveness of our
services. Client satisfaction with our services is very
high and is correlated with being respectfully treated
and the sense of belonging that clients take away
from the Sheena’s Place experience.
Created by a client from Sheena’s Place Two innovative projects took our help beyond the
walls of 87 Spadina Rd. Through funding from CIBC,
The two questions everybody asks are: “how
we launched an eLearning module for parents and
many people come here” and “how old are the
supportive others of people over age 18. This
participants?” The numbers always tell a story.
informative guide serves as a starting point on
Our largest demographic - 46% - is the 20-29
supporting a loved one. We intend to create a similar
year old. This is reflected in the attendance of
one for parents of younger children. Thanks to the
our Young Adult Support group, which expanded
generous support of the Toronto Community
suddenly and resulted in the addition of another
Foundation, we are collaborating on a pilot project
group. The wonder of Sheena’s Place is that we can
with counsellors at Ryerson, Seneca, U of T and York,
move quickly to provide support where it is needed
offering eight week support groups on campus.
most. That is not the end of the numbers story.
Each year, our clients’ work is exhibited at the
Media reports indicate a surge in older women
Annual Expressive Arts show. Over 100 attended
experiencing symptoms in middle age. Our numbers
our 13th show which featured multimedia works
show that 11% of our clients are between the ages
presentations, including a play about eating
of 40 – 49, and 10% are over 50. Once again,
disorders and video installations. We proudly
Sheena’s Place is right there with our Fabulous
displayed this beautiful work throughout Sheena’s
Forties, Fifties and Forward support group.
Place for all to see.
In 2011, 969 people attended the 83 groups
Offering our wonderful programs and keeping
we offered. We helped 320 people through our
our doors open is the result of a tremendous group
information sessions and experienced 155,196
effort. I am privileged to work with dedicated
visits to our website. Informational assistance is also
donors, committed volunteers, an engaged and
offered at the busy front desk, via telephone, and
innovative board, and a remarkable staff team.
e-mails. Clients can attend one of our free support
groups within 72 hours without a referral. We are
Lee Giles,
here for our clients no matter how they seek our help.
Executive Director
Does Sheena’s Place Make a Difference? Let’s see what our clients say! (Results from Fall evaluation)
I have a much improved/improved feeling of support 98%
I have a much improved/improved feeling of hope for positive change 92%
I have a much improved/improved ability to make change 92%
I would recommend this group to others like myself 98%
Overall, I am satisfied with the group 98%
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8. Thank You to Our Donors
*Denotes contributors to Expressive Arts Campaign
$25,000+
TD Securities THE ROGERS
Underwriting Hope FOUNDATION*
Charity Auction
$10,000 - $24,999
Catherine Code Green Shield Torokvei Foundation
Benefits Association
Donald F. Hunter The W. Garfield
Charitable Foundation* Michelle and Patrick Meneley Weston Foundation*
Sandra Faire and Ivan Fecan* Juli Morrow Gerald Vincent
Endowment Fund $5,000 - $9,999 $3,000 - $4,999
Contributions James Archer-Shee and Mary Matthews Alex and Darryl Bellamy
Contributions to the Endowment Sandra Bosela Nancy and John McFadyen*
Fund are permanently invested Andrea Cleghorn Moore R. Howard Webster Foundation*
to ensure that our services will and Greg Moore Terry and Lilla Stuart
Eileen Farrow
always be available to those who
need our help. We are grateful to Robin Heintzman 1,500 - $2,999
and Gordon Currie Audrey S. Hellyer Charitable Foundation
the following individuals who The Lawrence and Kathy Cunningham and Derek Porter
contributed this year: Judith Tanenbaum Jackman Foundation*
Barbara and Ron Besse Family Foundation John McGrath in Honour of
Lem and Karen Janes Phil Lind* Dr. Bernie Gosevitz*
Donald K. Johnson Loblaw Companies Limited Richard Peddie*
Gerald Vincent Dr. Brendan Mullen Arlene Russell
Peter Paul Charitable Foundation Inc.* Katie and James Salem
PricewaterhouseCoopers Canada Sherry and Edward Drew Family Fund
Foundation at the Toronto Community Foundation*
Shoppers Drug Mart Life Foundation
Sun Life Financial
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9. $1,000 - $1,499 Knights of Columbus Charity Shannon Hardy In Memory of
Louise Lacchin Peggy Hill Jennifer McQuoid
Lisa Balfour Bowen
Lori, Kevin and Tyson Li George Hill Diane McDevitt
Sue Banting
Lisa Liscio Wanda Ho K J McQuoid
Robert Buttke
Guy Manuel Home Trust Company In Memory of
Collombin Family Fund at
June McLean Lynne Hudson Marisa Pavao
the Toronto Community
Foundation Shauna Morgan Judy and Craig Jarvis Kim Bauer
Sonal Doshi Nathan and Lily Silver Andrew Kiguel Michael Bauer
Emerald Foundation* Family Foundation Sophia Kondos Century 21 New Concept Ltd.
Lee and Jeff Giles* Next Image Consulting Peter Lam Jack Denneboom
Ann Graham* Dan Nowlan Catherine Langdon and Dianne Dyer
Rosemary Hall Ron and Grace Osborne Nicholas Williams David Ferrinho
HSBC Securities Kelly Osler Brian and Dyane Legge Noemia and Tony Gaspar
(Canada) Inc. Rob Peach Alexia McGavin Jodi Goldstein
Mervyn Jackson Gwyneth Pearce Lance McIntosh Casmira Gomes
Peter Jelley James Renihan Dave McMillan Susan Lang
Jilla and Robert Williams Todd Roberts Leigh Merlo Martha Lyons
Foundation Karen Ryan Metro Concrete Floors Judith Nicoll
Kraft Cares Canada Peter Sloan and Dianne Gillin (1990) Inc. Mark Pavao
Michael and Patricia Lang Michael Shuh Mary Meyer Teresa Purzner
Dr. Trodi Linders David Smyth Janice and Earle O’Born In Memory of
Jodi Macpherson Jana Stern Brad Owen Barbara Whitchurch
Tony Marziliano Susan Strickland Teyana Pekar Ruth Rhymaun
Judy and Sid McMurray* TELUS Doug Philpott
Anne Murray* Marilyn Trentos Pitocco and Associates Gifts In Kind
Lara and Brahm Nathans Natalie Williams PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Goodman Consulting
National Eating Disorders Andrew Yu Kate Redford IBM
Association (NEDA) Rockwood Corporation Lenovo Canada
The Peter and Shelagh $250 - $499 Lisa Rogers McCarthy Tetrault LLP
Godsoe Family 1266491 Ontario Limited Cameron Rusaw Microsoft Canada
Foundation* Joanne Alexson-Sterling Stephen Shefsky Odgers Berndston
Lloyd and Mary Jane Harry Aronowicz Jason and Karen Sniderman Pure + Simple
Sarginson Sharon Todd
Jennifer and Larry Baldachin qMedia Solutions Inc.
Rose and JP Savage Robin Ward
Colette Barber Rogers
Lionel Schipper*
Sylvia Baumann Scotiabank
The Dominion
Sylvia Chrominska Memorial Gifts Sky Blue Sky Sandwich
John H. Tory and Jennifer Sjenta
Chris Clark Company Ltd.
Barbara Hackett* Haberman Fund
Erica Cooke Dave Strobl, Strobl
Alistair Corbett Arthur Haberman Consulting
$500 - $999
Lisa Cox In Memory of The Printing House
Louise Bellingham
Debora Crull Gerard Brassard Kevin Walker, Agora
John and Wendy Bosela Consulting
Vivian Curl Helaine Becker
Sylvia Bradley Partnerships Inc.
Linda Devost Lee and Jeff Giles
Sydney Dare Charmaine Wong
Eating Disorders Clinic Inc. In Memory of
Beth Dinsmore We apologize for any errors
Enbridge Gas Distribution Inc. Michale Katey Cerswell
Samuel Duboc or omissions that may have
Feldman Daxon Partners Inc. James Cerswell
Joanne Dunbar occurred in our donors list
Vanessa Gesualdi-Stirling In Memory of
Robert Ewing and/or within this Report.
Lorraine Gibson Julie Ann Foster
David and Angela Feldman
Hilda Ginsburg Leary Foster
George and Susan Fowlie
Sarah Goel
Ellen Hand
Robert Gray
Hospital Auxiliaries
Association of Ontario Kelly Hall-Holland
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10. Special Events
We appreciate the many financial donations made to our special events. Please note they
are recognized on pages 6 and 7.
Awareness Breakfast: February 11, 2011 Prelude To Summer:
Held every February during Eating Disorders Awareness June 7, 2011
Week, a guest speaker addresses our corporate audience Guests are invited to support Sheena’s
about new discoveries and issues regarding eating disorders. Place while mingling with friends and
enjoying delightful refreshments.
Event Co-Chairs CGI Group Inc. Liberty Entertainment
Arlene Russell GE Capital Canada Group Evening Hosts
Rose Savage Goodmans LLP Longo’s
Catherine Code and Jeff McKay
Committee Great –West Life Marcy’s Croutons
Assurance Co. Medcan Clinic Drs. Trodi Linders and Jonathan Tolkin
Denene Berard
Sandra Bosela Hewlett Packard Merle Norman Thank you to HSBC Bank Canada for its
Deborah Clark HSBC Bank Canada Cosmetics generous support.
Soula Courlas IBM Microsoft Canada
Pat Daley iGate Corp. Mott’s Canada
Karen Dunk-Green McCain Foods Ltd. Oracle
Petronilla Marchan McKinsey & Co. Pan on the Danforth
Dayl Marks Odgers Berndtson Rose Savage
Wendy Mizuno Ogilvy Renault LLP RR Donnelley
Carol Poulsen Pricewaterhouse- Scotiabank
Coopers LLP Scotiabank Wealth
SPONSORS Management
Sheppell-fgi
Presenting Sponsor Soula Courlas
Tata Consultancy
Scotiabank Services Starbucks –
Corporate Gold The Boston Consulting Brookfield Place
RBC Group of Canada Ltd. Sweetthings Clothing Nourishing Hope Tea co-hosts, Eileen
KPMG LLP Torys LLP The Canadian Farrow and Michelle Meneley with
Corporate Silver Unilever Stage Theatre committee member, Katie Salem.
Accenture Xerox Canada The Mirvish Group
Baskits Titika Nourishing Hope Tea:
In Kind Donations
BMO Financial Group and Services Tundra Books September 24, 2011
CTV Achieve Global Verizon
Mothers, daughters, sisters and friends
Deloitte Apple Westin
come together to learn about eating
McCarthy AVW-TELAV Audio Xerox
Zilli Home Interiors
disorders and support Sheena’s Place.
Tetrault LLP Visual Solutions
Mercer (Canada) Ltd. Bath & Body Works Media Partner Tea Hostesses
Osler, Hoskin & Bell Canada Global Toronto Eileen Farrow and Michelle Meneley
Harcourt LLP Betty B’s
Corporate Bronze Big Dog Bakery Committee
Aon Hewitt Cadbury Adams Dyane Legge and Katie Salem
Borden Ladner Canada Inc. Sponsors
Gervais LLP Cineplex C.A. Delaney Capital Management
Edgestone Capital Cisco Systems Canada
Chestnut Park Real Estate
Partners Eye for Detail
Torokvei Foundation
Ernst & Young LLP Fairmont Royal York
KWA Partners Forever Cocoa Friends LOLcandy.com
TD Bank Financial Gifted Design Arton Crafts Inc. Lena Maripuu
Group Grace Kennedy
Aveda Eliza Musselwhite
Corporate Tables (Ontario) Inc.
HomeSense Belle de Provence Rogers
Bell Canada
Jump Café & Bar Chair-Man Mills Katie Salem
Buck Consultants
A Xerox company Kortright Centre Lesley Fairfield Tim Hough Caricatures
CA Canada Kraft Canada Anna Fraser To Go Food Bar
Lenovo Canada Dyane Legge Tynan Studio
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11. Special Events
Committee member, Dyane Legge, chats with Sheena’s Lee Giles with Breakfast Event Co-Chair Rose Savage,
Place founder, Trudy Eagan and Honorary Director Chair, Treasurer Alex Bellamy and Breakfast Co-Chair
Loretta Rogers at the Michael Jackson Cirque event. Arlene Russell.
Luncheon and Michael Jackson the Immortal World Tour by Cirque du Soleil:
October 23, 2011
Guests lunched in the Air Canada Club and enjoyed an incredible performance by Cirque du Soleil
at the Air Canada Centre.
Event Co-Chairs Luncheon Sponsor Edgestone Capital Toronto Sportsmen’s Raffle Donors
Dyane Legge Deans Knight Capital Partners Show Citizen Watch Company
Rose Savage Management Ltd. Koodo Mobile Tuckamore Capital of Canada
Committee Silver Sponsor KPMG LLP Vital Insight Group itravel2000.com
Jennifer Baldachin Mackenzie Mark Daniels and Event Supporters Special
Investments Andrea Weissman- Nella Contardi Acknowledgements
Michelle Meneley
Bronze Sponsors Daniels Foundation PosterOne
Doug Philpott Anne Cowie
Chestnut Hill Homes MDC Partners Random House, Inc.
Leslie Roberts David Daniels
Catherine Code and Patrick and Sony Music
Luncheon Master of Trudy Eagan
Jeff McKay Michelle Meneley Entertainment
Ceremonies Kashif Khan
Katherine and Juli Morrow Canada Inc.
Leslie Roberts Dyane Legge
Steve Coxford Robin Perry Vineland Estate Winery
Lisa and
SPONSORS David Daniels and National Public
Michael McCann
Gold Sponsors Kate Alexander Relations
Shannon Rancourt
Ernst & Young LLP Daniels Odgers Berndtson
Caroline Wight
RBC Deloitte Rogers
Scotiabank
The Fireball committee celebrating a spectacular event.
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12. Special Events
Fireball 2011: Through the Looking-Glass: October 27, 2011
Young professionals socialize with friends, enjoy signature refreshments, bid on silent auction items and
purchase raffle tickets to raise funds for Sheena’s Place.
Fireball Co-Chairs Blazing Raffle Donors For the Love of Cake Town Shoes
Jennifer Brown BMO Financial Group BIRKS Golf Town Want Boutique
Stacey McNabb The Sprott Foundation Calphalon Culinary GTA Exotics Gift Bag Donors
Fireball Vice-Chair Sizzling Center Johnson & Johnson Inc. Brennen Demelo Studio
Jennifer Reed Forest Hill Rotary Club Research In Motion Kit Kat Italian Canada Dry Mott’s Inc.
The Hull Group Auction Donors Bar &Grill Danier Leather
Committee Members
ING Direct 360 Restaurant at the Newcastle Outback Kaobrand/John Freida
Hayley Becker Paintball
Gareth and CN Tower Kernels Popcorn
Phil Boyd MasterCard Canada
Monique Seltzer ABSOLUT ® Vodka Kraft Canada –
Dora Chang M.A.C.
Individual Significant Andrew’s Peek Freans
Matthew Coorsh Mane Society
Supporter Angus Glen Golf Club MeMeMe Inc.
Charise Garcia Mercatto
Gerald Vincent and Conference Popchips
Juliette Gonsalves Centre Molson Coors
Samantha Guedes Diamond Standard Red Bull
Bang Fitness Nike Canada South Street Burger Co.
Christina Hill Partner
Body Blitz Spa NKPR The Sharp Magazine
Deb Lewis Finish
CAA Travel Nota Bene Restaurant Unilever Canada Inc.
Sarah Lieberman Official Décor Partner Calphalon Culinary Old School Muay Thai
Jennifer Liu The PlumTree Group vitaminwater
Center Oliver & Bonacini
Kate McNeill-Keller Wrigley
Official Marketing Canadian Traffic Restaurants
Deanne Moser YYZ Magazine
Partner Network OverCat
Sarah Shody Madog Marketing Carlsberg Canada Communications Special
Gayathri Shyamal & Design Catherine Code Pangaea Restaurant Acknowledgements
James Temple Christopher and Rogers Retail Tracy Moore
Exclusive Television
Spardha Townend Partner Robin Ward Royal Ontario Museum National Ballet
Cisco Systems Inc. (ROM) of Canada
Jacqueline Vong Citytv
Coors Light Scotiabank Scotiabank
SPONSORS Exclusive Vodka
DLK on Avenue The New Trend Ltd. Smartwater
Presenting Sponsor
Earls Kitchen & Bar TIFF Bell Lightbox The Hoxton
Rogers ABSOLUT® Vodka
EB Games Toronto Blue Jays Toronto Sun
Expedia.ca Toronto Zoo Venture Car and
Truck Rentals
A Fine Wine Tasting and Dining Heart to Heart Third Party Events
Experience: November 22, 2011 Campaign Ahimsa Yoga
Arianna Consulting
Wine lovers come together for an evening These custom-designed
Cinelli Hair’s 1st Annual
of fine food and tastings. earrings by Shay Lowe Cut-A-Thon
Hosts Willy Kruh
Jewellery Design are sold HELP! Featuring The Rattles
Anthony Borg J. Thomas Murray at our events and on our Fashion Flip
David Friedman Oviinbyrd Golf & website to raise funds for Front Nine
Wine Donors Dining Club Sheena’s Place. More Than Just A Pretty Face
James B. Archer-Shee Gordon Pape Scotiabank Toronto
Stephen Shefsky Arton Crafts Inc. Waterfront Marathon
Tony Aspler Shay Lowe Jewellery Design
Terry Stuart Shamara Schauf
Larry Baldachin Swarovski Crystal
Vintages/LCBO Toronto Sun Golf Tournament
Anthony Borg
Joseph Bozzo
Frank L. Davis Special thank you
to Sopra and
Bernie Gluckstein
Massimo Capra.
David Friedman
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13. The Gift of Time
Our volunteers play an integral role in helping us 2011 Volunteer Chart Number of Hours
to provide support services to our clients. They Volunteers per Year
offer greetings with a smile when someone comes Board Meetings/Committees 38 667
through the doors to attend a group, or arrives at Drop-in/ Information Interviews 11 326
one of our fundraising events. They are the friendly
Program 21 1156
voice on the other end of the phone offering
valuable information and support to those in need. Fundraising Events 100 1969
Many others generously commit their time to serve House Events 15 45
on event committees, work in the library, support Library 3 120
the management of our databases, create compelling
Outreach and Awareness Events 22 66
testimonial videos and help set up for in-house
events. They add so much to Sheena’s Place, not just Special Projects 14 332
in the work that they do, but also in the positive TOTALS 224 4681
energy that they bring. We couldn’t do our work
without them!
“I’m thrilled to contribute my time and resources to fundraise for Sheena’s
Place. It’s wonderful to know that we’re helping so many people affected by
eating disorders.” - Dean Michel, Chair, Toronto Sun Golf Tournament
Valuable Experiences
As a teaching organization, Sheena’s Place offers the invaluable services offered at Sheena’s Place. I am
placements to university and college students very grateful to have been involved with an agency
from professional programs. In 2011, Danielle dedicated to providing meaningful help to those
Woodcock, a second year student in the Master affected by eating disorders.
of Social Work Program at the University of
Toronto, was placed with us.
This placement provided me with a wide array of
opportunities that assisted in broadening my skills
for a career in social work. During my time here,
I co-facilitated two support groups, worked at the
front desk answering phones and helping people,
conducted interviews for those seeking more
information about groups, and participated in a
number of special events and health education fairs.
These valuable experiences helped to further my
understanding of how eating disorders impact not
only individuals, but their families, and even
communities. I saw first hand the tremendous effort
it takes to ensure that those in need are able to access Danielle at our front desk
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14. Statement of Revenue and Expenditures
For the year ended December 31, 2011
REVENUE 2011 $ 2010 $
Donations 323,050 264,605
Special events 659,615 448,724
Interest 3,914 4,904
Realized gains (losses) on sale of investments (957) (66)
Amortization of deferred contributions 8,565 11,760
Other 2,634 3,348
996,821 733,275
EXPENDITURES
Programs 466,011 470,814
Fundraising 217,500 210,216
General and administrative 65,101 54,637
Amortization of property and equipment 24,292 26,882
Special events 136,724 71,097
909,628 833,646
EXCESS OF REVENUE OVER EXPENDITURES BEFORE
ENDOWMENT INCOME AND EXPENDITURES 87,193 (100,371)
ENDOWMENT INCOME AND EXPENDITURES
Income 93,969 80,364
Realized gain (loss) on sale of investments (25,491) 21,317
Management fees (28,039) (25,848)
40,439 75,833
EXCESS OF REVENUE OVER EXPENDITURES FOR THE YEAR 127,632 (24,538)
DISTRIBUTION OF OPERATING EXPENDITURES
10% Office & Occupancy
51% Program
39% Fundraising
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15. “You will face many defeats in
your life, but never let yourself
be defeated.”
- Maya Angelou
“Sheena’s Place was one space
where I could quiet the anorexic
chatter in my head.”
- Carrie
“Sheena’s Place understands the
courage it takes to lead an
ordinary life.”
- Barbara
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